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Afghanistan Public Holidays in 2021

Feb. Sun

Liberation Day

Mar. Sun

Nauruz (Afghan New Year)

Mon

Nauruz Holiday

Apr. Tue

Start of Ramadan (Awal Ramadan)

Wed

Victory Day

May Sat

International Workers' Day

Thu

Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Fri

Eid al Fitr Holiday

Sat

Eid al Fitr Holiday

July Mon

Arafat Day

Tue

Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)

Wed

Eid al Adha Holiday

Thu

Eid al Adha Holiday

Aug. Wed

Ashura

Thu

Independence Day (Jeshen)

Oct. Mon

The Prophet's Birthday (Mawleed al-Nabi)

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23 Apr 2019Afghanistan Public Holidays April 29-May 3 (Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) The government of Afghanistan has declared a five day period of public holidays in Kabul from April 29-May 3, on account of the upcoming Loya Jirga tribal conference.
•12 Feb 2019Afghanistan Public Holiday February 13 (Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) The government of Afghanistan has declared Wednesday, February 13, 2019, as a one-off non-working public holiday in Afghanistan to commemorate the the death of former president Sibghatullah Mujaddedi.
•14 Jan 2019Afghanistan 2019 Public Holidays Announced (Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) The government of Afghanistan has announced its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Afghanistan for the calendar year 2019.
•18 Nov 2018Afghanistan Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday November 20 (Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) The government of Afghanistan has declared Tuesday, November 20, 2018, as an official non-working public holiday in Afghanistan on the occasion of the annual Birthday celebration of prophet Mohammad ("Milad al Nabi").
•28 Jan 2018Afghanistan January 29 Public Holiday Announced (Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) The government of Afghanistan has declared Monday, January 29, 2018, as a one-off public holiday in Afghanistan "to free up resources in order to help those affected by Saturday’s bombing."•10 Jan 2018Afghanistan 2018 Public Holidays Announced (Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) The government of Afghanistan has announced its annual list of official non-working public holidays in Afghanistan for the calendar year 2018.
•25 May 2017Afghanistan 2017 Eid al-Fitr Public Holiday Announced (Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) The government of Afghanistan has declared Saturday, May 27, 2017, as a non-working public holiday in Afghanistan on the occasion of the upcomingFirst Day of Ramadan non-working public holidays in Afghanistan.
•25 Apr 2017Afghanistan Public Holidays April 28-29 (Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) The government of Afghanistan has declared Friday, April 28, 2017, as an official non-working public holiday in Afghanistan on the occasion of the upcoming annual public holiday for the anniversary of 8th Saur, the Victory Day of the Mujahideen.
•13 Feb 2017Afghanistan Public Holiday February 14 (Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) The government of Afghanistan has declared Tuesday, February 14, 2017 (Dalwa 26 in the Afghan calendar), as a non-working public holiday in Afghanistan on account of the upcoming "Soviet defeat and withdrawal from Afghanistan".
•04 Feb 2017Afghanistan Public Holiday February 5 (Pajhwok Afghan News-Kabul) Faced with a second day of record snowfall tomorrow, the government of Afghanistan has declared Sunday, February 5, 2017, as an official non-working public holiday in Afghanistan.
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Governing Law: Official public holidays in Afghanistan are regulated by the January 4, 2004, Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Chapter 1, Article Eighteen) which specifies that the state calendar is the Hejrah-e shamsi solar calendar (similar to the Persian calendar used in Iran), and specifies the dates of the Victory Day and Independence Day public holidays with respect to the Hejrah-e shamsi calendar (Asad 28 and Sawr 8), leaving the remainder to specific laws to be passed by the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Wolesi Jirga).
•Liberation Day: In 2005, the 26th day of the Afghan month of Dalwo was declared a new public holiday, effective starting in 2007, to commemorate the anniversary of the exit of the last soldier of the Soviet Union army, eighteen years before .
•Victory Day: This public holiday commemorates the date in 1992, when Mujahideen of different Jihadi parties gained a major victory over the Russian-backed Najibullah regime. It is also the occasion for Afghans to remember Afghanistan's first president and his family members who were assasinated in a coup d’tat by Soviet backed regime on April 27th 1978.
•Weekends: Fridays are the weekly day of rest (Juma).
•Afghanistan International Codes AF and AFG (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .af (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Afghanistan information and news: Bank of Afghanistan (Afghanistan central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Afghanistan maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Afghanistan), and Wikipedia (includes Afghanistan commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Religion of Specific Business Contacts : Some of the business contacts that you may be trying to meet in Afghanistan, may belong to a religious group that is not common in Afghanistan, and therefore which is not included in the above list of public holidays or bank holidays. To be safe, you should also verify that no major religious holidays coincides with any planned business trip to Afghanistan.

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Religious Holidays : Public holidays in Afghanistan that are based on certain religious calendars may be subject to local variations due to differing interpretations between different religious authorities, or to seemingly arbitrary changes in the date a holiday is celebrated because it conflicts with another holiday that is based on another calendar, or because the day of the holiday is deemed inauspicious (bad luck). To find out more about these uncertainties, see the footnote below, if any, for each specific religion.

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Muslim Holidays : Muslim bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Afghanistan were evaluated using the Umm al-Qura Calendar of Saudi Arabia which is used in Saudi Arabia and in most of the Persian Gulf States. Holidays may occur a day later in countries outside the Gulf region. The sunrises, sunsets, moon phases, moonrises and moonsets used in these calculations are based on the location of Mecca (latitude 21.42°N, longitude, 39.82°E, GMT+3 hours, no summer time rules).

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Persian Calendar Public Holidays: Persian holidays were calculated using the Persian calendar, based on the geographical location and timezone offset of Tehran, but neglecting summer time changes.

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